------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 21:20:34 -0700 From: sol <[email protected]>
One of my nutrition books says thin, dry, brittle nails or white bands in the nails can be due to protein deficiency. Lack of B vitamins can cause fragile nails with horizontal or vertical ridges. Prescription for Nutritional Healing says irom deficiency can also cause vertical ridges. Zinc deficiency can cause white spots. And there is a lot more info around on nutrition and nails. I also have fairly definite vertical ridges in my nails. Mine probably from insufficient B vitamins, as I can't seem to find a brand/type that doesn't give me a reaction. And niacin causes me very bad flushing, which alsocan kick in my eczema. Even the "no-flush" types of niacin do this. So I guess I'm stuck with the ridges. It does seem like worsening of the ridges might mean a worsening deficiency? I used to have white spots in my nails, too, but I've been taking my minerals much more regularly for some time now, and those are now gone. I hadn't actually noticed until I was writing this. sol>>>>>>>>>>> Sol- You might want to consider whether you are eating food you are allergic to, as there is a book on curing your own allergies that depends on the niacin flush to detect food allergies, as the flush (they claim) is due to the niacin reacting with histamines in the body released in response to a food allergen. I did pulse testing for allergies and eliminated several and got to where I could take niacin with no flush. My husband has vertical ridges on all his nails and has for years. Interesting to think about possible causes. Nancy -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
